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| October 25, 2006 | Wednesday | Shawwal 1, 1427 |
Welcome to DAWN, Pakistan's most widely circulated English language newspaper
Updated round-the-clock, with a major update before 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
There is no issue of DAWN today on account of newspaper holidays in Pakistan.
However, the Latest News section will be updated round the clock online.
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Dr Khan’s role in N. Korea bomb denied
WASHINGTON, Oct 24: The technology the Khan network provided to North Korea was meant for developing civilian nuclear energy and not weapons, says a senior Pakistani military official.... 
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Pact with Nato to be made public
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Salient features of an Afghanistan-specific agreement that Pakistan is negotiating with the 26-member North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) would be made public, well-placed government sources told Dawn on Monday....
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Wapda proposes steps to address system instability
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Wapda has informed the government that sudden rise in power demand has “overloaded its existing system, resulting in low voltage and high line losses” and the issue needed urgent remedial measures....
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Beijing launches its 50th satellite
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: China today successfully launched two space environment exploration satellites, marking the 50th consecutive successful launch since October 1996....
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Indian move to expel driver criticised
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: In a fresh diplomatic row India on Tuesday declared an employee of Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi Mohammad Farooq persona non grata, a decision over which Pakistan expressed its regret....
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Blair, Badawi, Qatar Amir coming next month
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: After a relatively ‘dry spell’ on the diplomatic front there will be a flurry of activity at the Foreign Office soon after Eidul Fitr with a string of high-profile official visits to Pakistan....
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Gas supply to Quetta partially restored
QUETTA, Oct 24: People of the provincial capital and the towns of Ziarat, Pishin and Mastung faced problems in cooking food for Sehri early Tuesday morning because of inadequate gas pressure....
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Steps taken to check dengue fever: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Tuesday the government would check the spread of dengue fever and there was no shortage of testing kits or other required facilities to deal with the situation....
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New Delhi’s charge rejected
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Senior government officials on Tuesday rubbished Indian Defence Minister (now named foreign minister) Pranab Mukherjee’s charge that Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) was trying to infiltrate and subvert the Indian armed forces....
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UN action sought to curb arms trade
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24: Fifteen Nobel Peace Prize laureates on Tuesday urged United Nations member states to back a draft resolution aimed at controlling international arms sales....
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Iraqis can take over security in 18 months: US
BAGHDAD, Oct 24: The US ambassador to Iraq said on Tuesday his country ‘must succeed’ while the American military commander said Iraqi armed forces should be ready to take over security responsibility in 18 months....
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Firing in the air claims youth’s life
KARACHI, Oct 24: A young man was killed in celebratory firing on the eve of Eid in the city’s Liaquatabad area on Tuesday night. Police said that Ali Buksh, 21, was injured when youths resorted to firing in the air....
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Afghan girl killed in Nato mortar test error
JALALABAD, Oct 24: An Afghan girl was killed and two wounded when a mortar test-fired by NATO troops fell short of its target and hit a home in Afghanistan, military and police officials said on Tuesday....
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‘Anti-terror steps affecting freedom of religion’
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24: Asma Jehangir, United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of religion or beliefs, on Monday decried “that measures adopted by governments in countering terrorism have significantly affected the...
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Pranab is India’s new foreign minister
NEW DELHI, Oct 24: Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee was promoted as foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday that saw three new entrants into Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s ministerial council, officials said....
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UNSC asked to ban missile sales to Iran
VIENNA, Oct 24: The United States, France and Britain are pushing for the UN Security Council to ban all missile and nuclear technology sales to Iran and to end most of...
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Britons want Iraq pullout by yearend
LONDON, Oct 24: A clear majority of Britons want the country’s troops to pull out of Iraq by the end of the year, regardless of whether they have finished their mission, according to two polls published on Tuesday....
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Kashmir blast kills passer-by
SRINAGAR, Oct 24: Suspected Kashmiri militants bombed a cable television office in occupied Kashmir killing a passer-by as troops killed two rebels and a civilian in another incident, police said on Tuesday....
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